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Mingma Sherpa

मिङ्मा शेर्पा

Nepali mountaineer

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Mingma Sherpa (Nepali: मिङ्मा शेर्पा; born June 16, 1978) is a Nepali mountaineer from Makalu Village, which is located in Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal.

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About

On May 20, 2011, Mingma Sherpa became the first person from Nepal and the first South Asian to scale all 14 eight thousanders. He also set a new world record by becoming the first mountaineer to climb all 14 peaks on the first attempt. Mingma Sherpa and his brother, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, hold the Guinness World Records of the world's first two brothers to successfully summit the 14 eight thousanders

By October 2024, Mingma and Chhang Dawa successfully completed their mission of ascending the Seven Summits, which are the seven highest peaks on each continent. This achievement made them the first siblings to achieve this feat.

Questions

When was Mingma Sherpa born?
Mingma Sherpa was born on 16 June 1978 in Makalu.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Mingma Sherpa · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): मिङ्मा शेर्पा · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q1936695 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Mingma sherpa.jpg by Thakur.ravi26 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 3 November 2026

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"Mingma Sherpa". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mingma-sherpa. Retrieved 3 November 2026.

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